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Typing and characterization of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex in a Chinese hospital.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jul 2004
Yu Yun-Song, Yang Qing, Xu Xiao-Wei, Kong Hai-Shen, Xu Gen-Yun, Zhong Bu-Yun
Abstract excerpt
This study was designed to investigate the prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex (Acb complex) and to type carbapenemases. The relatedness of 45 isolates of carbapenem-resistant Acb complex collected from a clinical setting was analysed by PFGE. The carbapenemases produced by these isolates were typed by IEF, a three-dimensional test, 2-mercaptopropanoic acid inhibition...
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